Original Thirteen Colonies

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Original Thirteen Colonies

• 1607- 1776
• Divide your paper in to three columns. The first
  column should be titled K, the second W and
  the third, L
• Look up and put your pencil down when you have
  finished this.

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Why come to America?

• Religious freedom Puritans (Pilgrims)
• Which colonies were concerned with freedom of
  religion? Which were not?
• Mercantilism What is mercantilism?
• What countries practice this today?
• Social Mobility
• Were all colonists British?
• If not, where else did colonists come from? Did
  they have the same goals as the British?

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Who was in America before?

• American Indian tribes including the Delaware,
  Kickapoo, Seneca and Shawnee
• French fur traders
• How were these groups treated by incoming
  Europeans? What world history term applies to
  this type of treatment?

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Northern Colonies

• Based on the map, what was the economy of the
  Northern Colonies most likely based on?
• Which colonies are considered to be New England?

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Northern Colonies

• Puritans came to the United States searching for
  religious freedom after facing persecution in
  England and the Netherlands. The Mayflower landed
  at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts. Before exiting
  the ship, the pilgrims signed the Mayflower
  Compact in 1629, promising to follow laws for the
  good of the community.
• England was more than happy to send the Puritans
  to England and grant them with a charter. They
  hoped that the Puritans would be able to create a
  profit for England.
• The Puritans hoped to build a shining city upon
  a hill or a community whose laws and practices
  were purified or biblically based. They wanted to
  prove that such a community was possible.
• Do you think this could ever be achieved? Why or
  why not? What probably happened to this community?

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John Winthrop 1630Text from A Model of
Christian Charity

• John Winthrop was a Puritan preacher who believed
  that Puritans must leave England in order to
  fulfill Gods purpose
• Lead a group of Pilgrims to America and began
  Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Was elected to governorship 12 times

• The Lord will be our God, and delight to dwell
  among us, as His own people, and will command a
  blessing upon us in all our ways, so that we
  shall see much more of His wisdom, power,
  goodness and truth, than formerly we have been
  acquainted with. We shall find that the God of
  Israel is among us, when ten of us shall be able
  to resist a thousand of our enemies when He
  shall make us a praise and glory that men shall
  say of succeeding plantations, "may the Lord make
  it like that of New England." For we must
  consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill.
  The eyes of all people are upon us.

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Northern Colonies

• Economy was based on trade and whaling. Why?
• There was little religious freedom in the
  Northern Colonies. There were numerous instances
  such as the Salem Witch Trials or events
  surrounding Anne Hutchinson that clearly indicate
  a lack of religious tolerance in New England.
• Many people in the Northern colonies lived as
  indentured servants, or people who worked for a
  set amount of years before earning their freedom.
  

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Based on the picture below, what types of ideas
or things were important to the people of New
York? How do you know?
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Middle Colonies

• The Middle Colonies were first explored by Henry
  Hudson. The Dutch and the Swedes fought over this
  land but ultimately, the Dutch colony of New
  Amsterdam was established.
• The British felt that the Dutch would limit the
  profits of their colonies and established the
  colony of New Jersey in hopes of keeping an eye
  on the Dutch.
• The economy of these colonies was based on trade
  and agriculture (known as the Bread Basket
  colonies)
• These colonies practiced religious toleration.
  Maryland became a colony of Catholics and
  Pennsylvania was created as a colony for Quakers
  under the direction of William Penn. Many of
  these colonies also accepted Jews, which was out
  of the ordinary in Europe.
• Aside from the philosophical belief in religious
  toleration, how else would these colonies benefit
  from allowing various religions to live in their
  lands?
• The Middle Colonies governed through local
  counties and reported to British governors.

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Southern Colonies

• Based on prior knowledge and what weve discussed
  today, how do you think New England society
  probably felt about people from the Southern
  Colonies? Why? Is there anything on this map that
  might indicate this?

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Southern Colonies

• In 1607, Jamestown was established as the first
  successful British colony in the Americas.
• In 1619, Virginia created a self government known
  as the House of Burgesses to which members were
  elected. What type of government is this? If you
  were the British government, how would you feel
  about the colonists creating their own
  government? Why?
• The economy of the Southern Colonies was almost
  entirely focused on agriculture, growing cash
  crops such as rice, indigo, tobacco and cotton.
  In particular, the Southern Colonies operated on
  the sharecropping and plantation systems. What
  was life like for plantation owners? What was
  life like for sharecroppers? Why did the
  plantation system require the practice of
  slavery? Could it have been avoided?
• Religious toleration was practiced in some areas
  of the Southern Colonies.
• Southern governments reported to the King of
  England but had councils that met to make local
  decisions. Only landowners could attend these
  meetings.
• Many famous American leaders came from the
  Southern Colonies including George Washington,
  Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry.

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Colonies Self Govern

• England is about 4,000 miles away from New York.
  What does this mean about the communication
  between England and the Colonies?
• While England had sent many governors to the
  colonies, colonists had made most decisions
  locally and felt that they had created a unique
  culture that was separate from that of England.
• Unrest began to spread, due to unhappiness with
  England but also due to unhappiness with the
  representative governments that only allowed a
  few, land owning men to vote.

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French and Indian War

• France wanted a foothold in the United States and
  began building friendly relationships with Indian
  tribes. Eventually, the French (with the Spanish
  on their side) and British fought a number of
  battles over the US colonies include Queen Annes
  War and the War of Jenkins Ear.
• The Seven Years War began over territorial
  claims in Europe and spilled on to the North
  American continent where it was called the French
  and Indian War.
• The British were forced, at a great price, to
  send armies and supplies to defend the colonies.
  While they were victorious, they incurred quite a
  large debt. In order to fund this debt, they
  passed numerous taxes against the colonies
  including the Stamp and Tea Acts.
• Many colonists were now convinced on the need for
  independence. This war also introduced important
  American revolution heroes such as George
  Washington.

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• If you were to move to the colonies, which colony
  would you choose to live in and why? Respond with
  five sentences.